Michigan HB4173 allocates $1,000,000 for testing facilities and backyard flocks for H5N1 avian influenza.

Michigan HB4173 provides $1,000,000 for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to test facilities and backyard flocks for H5N1 avian influenza. This funding aims to enhance pandemic preparedness and outbreak response by obtaining respiratory samples, serological tests, and environmental samples. The project will be completed by September 30, 2029, and includes sequencing and subtyping of positive tests to gain detailed information about specific strains. Unexpended funds will remain available until the project is completed.

Michigan HB4173 allocates $1,000,000 for testing facilities and backyard flocks for H5N1 avian influenza.

Michigan HB4173 provides $1,000,000 for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to test facilities and backyard flocks for H5N1 avian influenza. This funding aims to enhance pandemic preparedness and outbreak response by obtaining respiratory samples, serological tests, and environmental samples. The project will be completed by September 30, 2029, and includes sequencing and subtyping of positive tests to gain detailed information about specific strains. Unexpended funds will remain available until the project is completed.